#portraitist

[mouseshouses]

The portraitist

[resplendentoutfit]

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) • Portrait of Louise Pomeroy Inches • 1887 • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Evening Dress • Unidentified Maker • American • Silk velvet with silk plain weave lining

How wonderful that such a well-preserved dress exists to enliven a famous portrait painting! This dress is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons – firstly, I love velvet and this silk velvet is the real deal – gorgeous. Secondly, I've seen the portrait many times at the MFA in Boston. The dress was in a glass case at the blockbuster Fashioned by Sargent exhibition also at the MFA.

I've read that Louise Inches was expecting her third child when she sat for this portrait and that the dress had been designed to accommodate extra panels as her figure expanded. She and Sargent got on well. Both were music lovers and accomplished musicians.

[pagansphinx]

Friedrich von Amerling (Austro-Hungarian, 1803–1887) • Lost in Dreams • 1835 • Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna, Austria

[larobeblanche]

Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861–1942) • Portrait de la romancière Colette • 1805 • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

[thepaintedroom]

Paul Mathey (French, 1844-1929) • Enfant et femme dans un intérieur (Woman and Child in an Interior) • c. 1890 • Musée d'Orsay, Paris

[pickletrip]

I had the pleasure of watching a beautiful Chinese crime drama called 'Under the Skin'. This was on someone's recommended list on Tumblr and I'm always excited to check out new shows and stories from Asian countries. Boldly I set out to start this show and what a beautiful ride it has been. Tan Jian Ci as Shen Yi and Jin Shi Jia as Du Cheng was truly a wonderful pairing.

There were so many stories surrounding women and involving women that I was surprised and happy to see how the cases were solved. There were some far reaching elements in the plot occasionally but then which crime drama doesn't have these unbelievable elements.

I loved this show because it brought into focus a side of investigation that we rarely see on screen - Portraitist, the one who sketches and brings to life the person from just a description. Shen Yi was a well rounded character with great motivation to do what he did as an artist and Du Cheng was equally compelling as the officer who strove to fight for justice.

These are some of the paintings and sketches Shen Yi drew and we see this in the last scene of the last episode. He kept a record of all the cases he was involved in and look how beautifully he brought out the pain and joy involved in each story.

And we were left with this cliffhanger and I heard there's a season 2 that they've been considering and talking about. I'd be delighted to watch season 2 of Under the Skin. If anyone wants to watch something different, give this show a chance.

A hearty thanks to @lurkingshan for the recommendation. I'll probably get to all the other recommendations soon.

[hckat]

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1859): Princess Elizabeth Esperovna Belosselsky

[leon-production]

Arnold Newman📸 The brilliant portraitist, classic photographer Arnold Newman🎨

[atlasofcuriosity]

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[solenera]

So hello there, I'm a French artist and I'm new here

I draw, paint and write

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[tynatunis]

#Repost @mara_ernst19 Herbert James Gunn. Pauline in the yellow dress. Detail (1944). #art #painter #scottishartist #scottishart #scotland #portraitist #figurativeart #realism #woman #woamninyellow #whitedogs #elegantwoman #powerfulpainting #artlovers #dailyart #artoninstagram #instaart #artcollection #virtualart #artgallery #artcollector #art #kunst #harrismuseumandartgallery #herbertjamesgunn https://www.instagram.com/p/CnG7pK1IhaE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[resplendentoutfit]

Jan Adam Kruseman (Dutch, 1804–1862) • Portrait of a Lady • 1828 • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

The outrageous, extravagant, and hilarious outfits worn by subjects of old portraits.

[pagansphinx]

George Spencer Watson (British/English, 1869-1933) • Dorothy, daughter of F.J. Elliott Esq. • 1929 • Christie's

[larobeblanche]

James Jebusa Shannon (American, active in Britain – 1862–1923) • Violet, Duchess of Rutland • 1889

[thepaintedroom]

William Orpen (British, ) • The Studio • c. 1910 • Leeds Art Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK